Garment-hanger.



P. J. GORMAN.

GARMENT HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 12, 1915.

PatenteQ Nov 6, 191?.

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GARMENT HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV 12. 1915.

Patented Nov. 6, 1917.

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Application filed November 12, 12915. Serial No.61,181.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PATRICK J. GOR AN, a citizen of the United States, residing at- Harrison, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented new and useful Improvements in Grarment-Hangers,

of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to garment hangers or supports adapted to be used in combination with trunks, wardrobes and the like, and it consists of the novel features hereinafter described and claimed. 7

An object of the invention is to provide a device of the character described which is of a simple structural arrangement and which may be easily and quickly manipulated or operated, when in a trunk, to move the garment or clothes supported by the same, beyond the forward portion or open side of the trunk or receptacle in' order that the garment maybe adjusted or removedfrom the ban er, as desired.

Another ob ect of the invention is to'proit vide a structure of this character which will consist of arms having relatively fixed sections which are secured to the inner walls of the trunk or receptacle, and swinging sections supported from the relatively fixed sections and adapted to be extended to positions where they will'lie in the same general direction therewith when it is desired to extend the garment supporting hangers to a position exteriorly of the trunk.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which will include arms having fixed sections and swinging sections, and means for holding the latter againstswinging movement when the trunk is closed.

In the drawings;

Figure 1 is a horizontal section through a trunk showing the application of the invention thereto.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the fixed section of one of the arms.

Fig. 3 is a similar view of section of the arm.

Fig. 4 is a side view of thetwo sections of the arm on an enlarged scale.

Fig. 5 is a vertical longitudinal section therethrough. I

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the hanger arm.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the attaching bracket.

The wardrobe A herein conventionally the swinging illustrated, is'of a character or form which is well-known and as illustrated; it is provided at onesidewith a swinging closure which consists of sections BB that may be adjusted at the convenience of the 0per-' ator so that free access may be gained to the space within the trunk, 'asthe occasion may demand. 7

' The hanger orslide consists of arms 1 -1, each consisting of a relatively fixed section" 2 and a swinging section 3. The fixed'sections are provided with angular flanges 4 secured in any suitable well-known manner to the rear wall of the'container. These relatively fixed sections are, each stamped up from single piece of metal andfthey are each provided with a vertical side wall 5 which is curved outwardly and then downwardly along its upper edgeto form a rail surface 6. "At the outer end the wall- 5is' extended and turned" to form vertically alined hinge loops 7 and from the loops the metal is bent over againstthe wall 5 and then terminally secured to the wall by a rivet or the like 8, as clearly shown in-Fig. 2. 'The swinging section 3 of each arm isalso provided atone end with hinge loops 9 which are adapted to. mate'with the hinge loops7 of the companion relatively fixed section 2. A pintle '10 is thenpassed through the loops 7 and 9 so that'the section 3 may be conveniently moved *respectively into and'out of the container A. The inner ends of the sections 3 of the 1 arms are provided with shorttransversely curved extensions '11 'which are adapted to be continued directly onto the rail surfaces 6 of the arm sections 5. By reason of the fact that the sections 3 and the extensions 11 thereof are formed from sheet metal, the said extensions may flex and swing laterally over the sections 6 when the sections 3 are swung into alinement with the sections 5 notwithstanding the fact that the extensions 11 are slightly curved transversely. The said sections 3 are provided with rail surfaces 12 which are similar to the surfaces 6 and they are alined therewith horizontally when the sections 3 are adjusted to the dotted line positions shown in Fig. 1, whereby the extensions 11 engage over the surfaces 6 and the parts are held in alinement.

The section 3 of the arm at the right of the container A is provided with a longitudinal slot 13 which receives a combined stop and actuating pin or stud 14: carried freely slide on the supporting arms or These hanger bars are PIOVlClQCl by a sliding bolt 15. This bolt moves through a packing 16 in the head 17 of the said section 3 of the arm at the right in Fig. l, and 011 reference-to Fig. 5, it is observed that the bolt is provided with a stem 18 which is slidably received in a fixed guide bracket 19. A spring 20 encircles the stem 18 and it is interposed between the bolt 15 and the bracket 19 so that it normally exerts its action against the bolt to hold the same in a projected position. The head 17 of the swinging section 3 forming part of the arm shown at the left in Fig. 1, is provided with a keeper passage 21 which is adapted to receive the bolt as shown in Fig. 5, and thereby hold both of the mentioned swinging sections 3 in the positions shown in Fig. 1, where they will be disposed sub stantially parallel to the swinging doors Hanger bars 22 are mounted within the container A and these bars are adapted to brackets 1. at their ends with hooks 23 having relatively flat branches 2 1 which are adapted to come against the inner faces of the sections 2 and 3 of the arms 1 when the hanger bars are moved to the dotted line positions shown in Fig. 1. The hooked ends 25 are adapted to freely pass over the rail forming surfaces 6 and'l2 of the sections 2 and 3 and to slide thereon.

From the construction described it is evident that means are employed herein, where by when'the doors BB of the container A are opened the sections 3 of the arms 1 may be swung to positions where they will extend in the same general direction as the sections 2. The hanger bars 22 are then capable of being freely adjusted to any point beyond the open side of the container so that the garment desired may be removed bar, while a fixed stop pin 26 on the other swinging section 3 is adapted to come in contact with the hanger bar at the opposite end thereof. In this manner several of the bars 22 may be adjusted to points beyond the opening in the container A and the possibility of accidental derangement of the bars from the arms 1 is reduced to a minimum. After the bars 22 have served their purpose they may be very compactly ar ranged in the container A and the garments maintained in a neat and uniform condition- The sections 2 of the arms 1 are connected to the side walls of they container A by brackets 27.

What is claimed as new is:

A garment hanger comprising fixed arms, sections hinged thereto, said sections being formed from sheet material and having a transversely curved edge portion extending longitudinally thereof and provided at their inner ends with transversely curved extensions adapted to engage over the ends of the said arms, a rail mounted for sliding movement over the arms and sections, and a spring pressed bolt slidablymounted under the curved edge portion of one section and adapted to engage under the curved edge portion of the other section whereby the sections are locked together when swung into alinement with each other. 7

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

PATRICK J GORMAN. W'itnesses JOHN T. LYNCH, iVILLIAM A. ROACH.

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Washington, D. G. i 

